World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series 2017 Schedule Update
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Announces Schedule Changes
CONCORD, N.C. – March 2, 2017– The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series is making changes to two dates for the 2017 season. The original schedule consisting of 53-features will show a change to the location of the upcoming race in Mississippi and add one more track to the checklist by expanding the Series trek through Illinois in July.
The Series will be visiting Whynot Speedway in Meridian, Miss. on March 24 in place of the previously scheduled Columbus Speedway which will be removed from the 2017 schedule due to contract issues.
“We hate that we could not get the contract done with Rod and the Nichols family at Columbus, but we are very fortunate that Rodney took the event at Whynot Speedway on short notice,” said Tim Christman, Late Model Series Director.
Whynot has appeared on the Series schedule before, but the race was ultimately canceled due to rain. The Series is excited for the chance to return to the 3/10-mile, 80 ft.-wide progressively banked clay oval for the 2017 season.
“We got the call from Tim Christman, and we are excited to be able to keep the race in Mississippi and not let the Mississippi Super Late Model fans down,” said Whynot Speedway owner Rodney Wing. “We’ve had a lot of Late Model races but haven’t ever had the World of Outlaws here. It’s an honor for our track to host a World of Outlaws event. We are really looking forward to giving it a shot.”
The Series will also be visiting Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Ill. for the first time ever onWednesday, July 26 for an $8,000-to-win event before traveling across the state to Fairbury, Ill. for the Prairie Dirt Classic, a two-day show at Fairbury American Legion Speedway on July 28-29.
As the events approach, ticketing information will be posted to the series website at www.WoOLMS.com as well as each track’s respective websites: Whynot Speedway at www.whynotmotorsportspark.com/ and Fayette County Speedway at www.fayettecospeedway.com/.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Textron Off Road (Official Side-by-Side Vehicle), Craftsman (Official Tool), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), Morton Buildings (Official Building), Sears (Official Home Store), The Kenny Wallace Dirt Racing Experience (Official Racing Experience, VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel) and DirtonDirt.com (Hard Charger Award); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, MSD, Penske Shocks, QA1, QuarterMaster, Superflow Dynos and Wrisco Aluminum (Exclusive Racing Aluminum); along with manufacturer sponsors, including: Capital Race Cars, Integra Shocks, Impact Racing Products, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, Rocket Chassis and TNT Rescue.
Founded in 1978, the World of Outlaws®, based in Concord, N.C., is the premier national touring series for dirt track racing in North America, featuring the most powerful cars on dirt, the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series. Annually, the two series race nearly 140 times at tracks across the United States and Canada. CBS Sports Network is the official broadcast partner of the World of Outlaws. DIRTVision® also broadcasts all World of Outlaws events over the Internet to fans around the world. Learn more about the World of Outlaws.
Sources: Kayla May/World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series PR
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